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Here's a list of issues I'm having with the latest version:

Main Issues
- Hard crashes with LV updates when using Networked slaves (the issue does not happen with local-only rendering). I think I reported this back on v2.
- Render to PV not completing still images. The image does reach the sample count specified but 'rendering' doesn't stop. Once I left it running to complete a job and came back to an external GFX card that was blazing hot!

Other issues:
Can we pls be able to drag and drop image textures into file slots in the node editor attribute manager. Currently dragging an image from the Content Browser does not work, it can only be done into the regular Cinema 4D attribute manager when you select an Octane material and drill down to the specific Image Texture node. Its a very cumbersome interruption of workflow.

Is there a reason Glossy materials cannot use translucency?

thx

If you want glossy with translucency just create a diffuse material with it and mix it with the glossy one.

sdanaher wrote: Other issues:
Can we pls be able to drag and drop image textures into file slots in the node editor attribute manager. Currently dragging an image from the Content Browser does not work, it can only be done into the regular Cinema 4D attribute manager when you select an Octane material and drill down to the specific Image Texture node. Its a very cumbersome interruption of workflow.
thx

No. We are limited with host program's limitations.

Main Issues
- Render to PV not completing still images. The image does reach the sample count specified but 'rendering' doesn't stop. Once I left it running to complete a job and came back to an external GFX card that was blazing hot!

Please post a sample scene and more specific information to show this.

- Hard crashes with LV updates when using Networked slaves (the issue does not happen with local-only rendering). I think I reported this back on v2.

Please do previous steps for this. Network things are not managed by plugin. Just we do enabling/disabling and opening network settings window to make setup.

Also please try to do this: Open one topic for one problem under bug reports or this section. And give much better information to help us for tracking the issues..

sdanaher wrote:
Main Issues
- Hard crashes with LV updates when using Networked slaves (the issue does not happen with local-only rendering). I think I reported this back on v2.
- Render to PV not completing still images. The image does reach the sample count specified but 'rendering' doesn't stop. Once I left it running to complete a job and came back to an external GFX card that was blazing hot!

Hi sdanaher,
About this, please refer to these posts by Marcus on how to enable logging for better tracking of what is going on with your particular set up:
viewtopic.php?f=87&t=48125&start=20#p240111
viewtopic.php?p=234275#p234275
Then share with us along with a complete description of the hardware of your master and slaves, thanks.
ciao beppe

bepeg4d wrote:

sdanaher wrote:
Main Issues
- Hard crashes with LV updates when using Networked slaves (the issue does not happen with local-only rendering). I think I reported this back on v2.
- Render to PV not completing still images. The image does reach the sample count specified but 'rendering' doesn't stop. Once I left it running to complete a job and came back to an external GFX card that was blazing hot!

Hi sdanaher,
About this, please refer to these posts by Marcus on how to enable logging for better tracking of what is going on with your particular set up:
viewtopic.php?f=87&t=48125&start=20#p240111
viewtopic.php?p=234275#p234275
Then share with us along with a complete description of the hardware of your master and slaves, thanks.
ciao beppe

Just tried this.

Add a cube. Add an OctaneSky. Render to LV.

Add Octane target light. Switch to 4-view. Move light in top view.

Boom.

Master:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac17,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 4 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB
Memory: 40 GB
Boot ROM Version: IM171.0105.B08

Master GPU:
Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x4
VRAM (Total): 12287 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x17c2
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: VBIOS 84.00.1f.00.01

AKiTiO Thunder 2 Box:

Vendor Name: inXtron
Device Name: AKiTiO Thunder 2 Box
Vendor ID: 0x41
Device ID: 0x236
Device Revision: 0x1
UID: 0x0041023615703C60
Route String: 3
Firmware Version: 24.1
Port (Upstream):
Status: Device connected
Link Status: 0x2
Speed: Up to 20 Gb/s x1
Current Link Width: 0x2
Cable Firmware Version: 1.1.0
Link Controller Firmware Version: 0.14.0


Slave
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro5,1
Processor Name: 6-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number of Processors: 2
Total Number of Cores: 12
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache (per Processor): 12 MB
Memory: 48 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 6.4 GT/s
Boot ROM Version: MP51.007F.B03

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-3
PCIe Lane Width: x4
VRAM (Total): 4095 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x13c0
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: VBIOS 84.04.1f.00.82

NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 12287 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x17c2
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: VBIOS 84.00.1f.00.01

Hi sdanaher,
I guess that is the same issue reported here.
Please refer to that discussion, we can reproduce the issue and we hope to find a solution asap, thanks.
ciao beppe

bepeg4d wrote:Hi sdanaher,
I guess that is the same issue reported here.
Please refer to that discussion, we can reproduce the issue and we hope to find a solution asap, thanks.
ciao beppe

Yes seems to be the same problem. Master is a Mac here too (as are slaves).

Please find a fix ASAP!

I can confirm that when all Stats are off it works (so far). Enabling Render Stats with LV active & Network rendering causes the hang.

Thanks sdanaher for confirmation.
ciao beppe